Film

YouTube Movies locks in ‘significant’ Cancon for launch

Google’s Aaron Brindle says partnerships with eOne, Mongrel and Alliance were key to the launch of its new movie streaming service.

Loewy bullish on Canadian film market: ‘We’re expanding’

The Maple Pictures acquisition is the latest sign Alliance Films is feeling good about the Canadian movie distribution game.

Crowdsourcing effort for A Little Bit Zombie nets $1.9 million

The Canadian indie sold frames in the film to around 600 people in 25 countries.

News

Carl Icahn bows out of Lionsgate

The billionaire investor is selling his stake in Vancouver-based Lionsgate for $7 a share.

Shandi Mitchell to shoot debut feature at sea

The Nova Scotia filmmaker is to lense The Disappeared for The Movie Network and Movie Central off the coast of Lunenburg, Nova Scotia.

eOne snags Jon Ferro for digital strategy

The ex-Lionsgate digital guru will help the Canadian film and TV producer sell its product on digital platforms to maximize licensing revenue potential.

Andre Forcier’s Coteau Rouge top Canadian film in Montreal

The Montreal World Film Festival competition jury gave no prizes to Canadian films, leaving it up to the audience to choose the most popular homegrown feature and short.

CMPA shortlists producers for $10,000 award

Five producers are in the running for the Canadian Media Production Association’s Feature Film Producer’s Award.

Syndicado and Journeyman head into global markets

The Toronto-based digital distributor will be taking Journeyman titles outside North America.

Canadian director shoots feature-length movie on iPhone 4

It was lights, camera and action for the smartphone as its camera was used to shoot Christos Sourligas’ feature-length Happy Slapping.

Entertainment One builds out U.S. theatrical film division

A restructuring of the distributor’s North American film division sees Dylan Wiley hired to run a U.S. releasing arm, while eOne Canada’s David Reckziegel gets a promotion.

Roller Town to open Atlantic Film Festival

Halifax comedy troupe Picnicface will have its big screen debut at the upcoming festival.